CLAN CHATTER VOL 13, ISSUE 2, Fall 2017 Published for the MacDuffee Clan Society of America, Inc. Organized 1962 on Grandfather Mountain Pictured is the stylized version of Murdoch MacDuffie’s Grave Slab located on Oronsay in Scotland. The actual named carved on the slab is “MacDufie” from the mid 150s. Newsletter 1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The year 2017 has gone by very quickly and I am pleased to report on behalf of the Executive Committee and our officers that we had another successful year which included sponsored tents at three Highland Games. I also want to stop and thank our Clan Chatter editor, Julie, as she has been very much on time in her publications and I will take full responsibility for this late edition this fall due to numerous conflicts including a couple weeks in Scotland. Our 55th Annual General Meeting of the MacDuffee Clan Society was held July 8th 2017 at the Chief’s Tent on Grandfather Mountain. We had over 40 members stop by the Clan Society tent. Membership has continued to grow. The 2016/17 financial report was provided by David N. McDuffie, VP and Treasurer. Our operating fund and investments remained consistent and growing for the year and we are in a solid position for 2017. David McDuffie noted that we were the second Clan Society of all Clans/Organizations on Grandfather to be fully subscribed for the new Games Memorial and encouraged everyone to stop by our new Stone, in the first row, and look at the excellent carving which is stylized from the Murdoch MacDuffie 1539 Grave Slab on Colonsay. All current members of the Executive Committee were elected to their next term and all officers’ appointments will continue for 2017/18. There were no scholarship applications for 2017. In addition to seeking scholarship applicants we have one opening for a student board member. The attendance at all three sponsored Highland games for 2017 increased. Grandfather has been a “full-house” the last few years and Loon Mountain has grown as well. The Indianapolis games had about 15 McDuffees from Indiana in attendance and were sponsored by a member donation. Donna McDuffee Infantino attended the International Clan Parliament in September in Scotland as our representative. The final decision regarding a land donation in Scotland was respectfully rejected due primarily to tax and control provisions which were not acceptable. Multiple administrative issues were discussed. The group of delegates then visited Stirling Castle prior to a small group visit to Colonsay and Oronsay our ancestral home in Scotland. A special thank you to Donna for representing the MacDuffee Clan Society and making a presentation covering our Scholarship program to all the Societies represented. It is time to plan your Scottish family travels for 2018. It has been announced that our 56th Annual meeting will be held on Grandfather Mountain, Saturday July 14, 2018. The Society also plans to sponsor a tent at the 2018 New Hampshire Highland Games held at Loon Mountain near Lincoln, NH, September 14, 15 and 16. Contact hotels early as the Games in these smaller communities make reservation planning important. As always, your support of the Clan Society and attendance at the games is greatly appreciated. It is always fun meeting new cousins and sharing in such a rich family of Scots. We’ll see you at the Games! All the Best for the Holidays and Have a Great New Year, Tom Thomas Patrick McDuffee FSA Scot President MacDuffee Newsletter 2 SOCIETY OFFICERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESIDENT ORIGINS RESEARCH Thomas P. McDuffee David Morgan 9902 Woods Edge Dr. 11 Arden Dr. Fishers, IN 46037-9341 Dorridge, Solihull Email: [email protected] West Midlands B93 8LP EnglandTel: (317) 596-9869 VICE PRESIDENT Email homepages.tesco.net/~morganpublications/ Allan McDuffie /.morganpu.html 5209 Mariana Club Dr Wilmington, NC Email: [email protected] GUFFEY/MCGUFFEY Dr. Carroll W. McGuffey 1975 Cleveland Rd VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER Bogart, GA 30622 David Nathan McDuffie 12349 Wagon Wheel Trace McDuffee Northern Line McCalla, AL 35111 Donna McDuffee Infantino Email: [email protected] 63 Walden St., Apt 1 Tel: (678) 557-9215 Winthrop, MA 02152 Email: [email protected] ` Tel: (617) 892-2298 SECRETARY/REGISTRAR Jennifer McDuffee McHAFFIE (See President Data) MaryLou McHaffie Ramsey 6797 Radford Rd. EDITOR Athens, OH 45701-3434 Julie MacDuffie Hall Tel: (614) 593-6462 506 Stone St. Email: [email protected] Watertown, NY 13601 Email: [email protected] DUFFIE Tel: (315) 782-3125 Richard Ledyard 604 Hearthside Rd GENEALOGY CHAIRMAN Knoxville, TN 37934-2636 Terrie L. Nielsen Email: [email protected] 5124 E. Highway Tel: (865) 671-2555 Alveredo, TX 76009 McAFEE/McFIE/McFEE Email: [email protected] Patricia McAfee Green Tel: (817) 790-6627 995 Pearl St. Albany, NY 12207-1430 LIBRARIAN Email: [email protected] Keeper of Genealogy Records is the Tel: (518) 449-8830 Scottish Heritage Center Library McPHEE/McPHIE/MacPHEE 1700 Dogwood Mile Beth Willis Laurinburg, NC 28352 91 Flowers Court Ionia, MI 48846 CLAN CHAPLAIN: Open Tel: (616) 527-9605 GENERAL COUNSEL: Open Email: [email protected] McHAFFEY TECHNICAL OFFICER Susan M. Mahaffey Keener Staci Ingram 912 Williams Rd 2 Crest Knolls Dr., Apt 16B Lewisville, NC 27023 Taylorville, NC 28681 Tel: (336) 945-2352 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: (828) 514-2668 McDUFFIE/Y/Southern Line W. Cliff McDuffie MACFIE CLAN COMMANDER 6130 17th Street Iain McFie Zephyrhills, FL 33542 Coulintyre Cottage Email: [email protected] Kingcraig, Kingussie Tel: (813) 833-3704 NC McDuffie Kim McDuffie Tel: (919)623-1831 Email: [email protected] Newsletter 3 GENEALOGY There is a web seminar on family research in Scotland that might be helpful to those interested at: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars.asp about halfway down the page there is the link, it is under archived webinars: RESEARCHING YOUR SCOTTISH ANCESTORS. Scotland has a wealth of records available to assist you in researching your Scottish ancestry. Scottish statutory records of births, marriages and deaths began in 1855 and are available online together with census returns from 1841-1911. Other records include Old Parish Records of baptisms, marriages and burials, records from Catholic archives and Scottish wills and testaments. Genealogy library & museum now can be reached by http://www.masoncountymuseum.org/articles/home/asp WEB SITES for RESEARCH Come join us on Facebook at - MacDuffee Clan Society of America Beth Gay’s new web site is http://www.electricscotland.com/bnft/ Family Tree, a very good Publication covering Scottish Clan & the games. http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/tartan_results0c2.asp?surnameSearch=MacFie&surName_search=Go+fubd!&Pag eStatus=firstload The Scottish Parliament has finally decided to establish an official tartan register. It will be maintained by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland and kept at the National Archives in Edinburgh. The register will also be available on line at www.tartanregister.gov.uk http://www.ancestry.com/ This site has a plethora of information. It will let you search, but must join to retrieve data. http://www.recordslogin.com/members/?stid=4jvr8k0klvvjs9smas4a8pkfh7 http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk/ http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ http://www.search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start http://www.ancestryquest.com/ http://govgenealogyseach.com/ http://mt-spurr.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ This is the Allen County, Indiana Public Library, genealogy section. They have volunteers that, for about $10, will research everything in the state for you. http://www.colonsay.org.uk/Housechart.htm http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Clan-Macfie-Page/177565770680 CLAN SOCIETY ITEMS FOR SALE CLAN SOCIETY POLO-SHIRTS are available. They are green with the MacDuffee Clan Society picture with the claymore behind it embroidered on the left breast. The cost is $ 25.00. Anyone wishing to purchase items please contact David Nathan McDuffie, our VP and Treasurer. CLAN T-SHIRTS are also available by contacting David Nathan McDuffee. They are $18.00 for S-XL, and $21.50 for 2X and larger. They are green with red lettering and a black and white logo. CLAN TOTE BAGS are now available. It’s a medium size tote bag in green or colors available, embroidered with the shield on one side, and the claymore on the other. The cost of each bag will be $20.00. We also, have available an appliqué, that is only $5.00. You can mail your order with payment that does include s/h to Julie MacDuffie Hall, Editor. Newsletter 4 MISCELLANEOUS MacDuffee Clan Society Women Win Wrestling Again! For the second year in a row MacDuffee women have earned a medal in the Highland Women’s Wrestling on Grandfather Mountain. Kayla Ingram, whose mother is our Clan Society Technical Officer Staci Ingram, and the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Celia Mahaffey, is a 7th grader living in Alexander County, North Carolina. Kayla loves to draw, build Lego creations, read, and celebrate her Celtic ancestry which is fairly obvious with her amazing red hair. Kayla has been competing in the children's highland wrestling event at Grandfather Mountain for the last 5 years. This past year was her first time to medal in competition. She decided to take up highland wrestling after trying regular wrestling with her mother and then learning that there was a highland version while watching the children's events at Grandfather Mountain. Despite having autism, Kayla has been very successful in her school studies and this year placed 2nd in Women’s Highland Wrestling in her division proving that hard work pays off. She is quoted as saying, "I love Clan MacDuffee. It is the best clan ever!" Newsletter 5 Mostly forgotten today, former resident was auto pioneer BY GEORGE J.